W articles from February 2009

W archives from February 2009

W.(Photograph)
February 1, 2009... THE A-LIST The Superstar, The Hottest Directors, The Coolest Producers & The Glitziest Hollywood Memorials PHOTOGRAPHED BY CHUCK CLOSE BRAD PITT CAPTION(S): Brad Pitt. No Hollywood latex here. Pitt, in all his chiseled...

The Month In Fashion.
February 1, 2009... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh Romeo returns...retail bright spot...McQueen for the masses. In fashion, as in life, when one door closes, another opens. FOR CLOSURE The economy has claimed more than a few victims in the fashion world...

Out To Lunch.(The Four Seasons Restaurant)
February 1, 2009... Byline: DANIELLE STEIN Since opening in 1959, the Four Seasons restaurant has been the unofficial lunchroom of Manhattan's business and media elite. Bill Blass described it as being "like a private men's club," in W in January 1996 (female...

Hollywood Immortals.(Brad Pitt)
February 1, 2009... Byline: JULIE L. BELCOVE February Most movie stars spend heaps of money and even more emotional energy desperately trying to stave off the inevitable. They peel, laser, immobilize, fill, lift, tuck, suction, bleach, veneer and...

Readers React.(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2009... Chic Critique I feel compelled to react to your past three issues. Your October feature and accompanying photographs of Anne Hathaway were fantastic ("Queen Anne"). As much as her personal life has taken a bittersweet turn, her role in...

Uncensored.(Purple Dragon)
February 1, 2009... Refined Sugar Enough with the cupcakes. The real sweet success story in Hollywood these days is high-end artisanal confections that appeal to grown-up palates. Leading the way is 24-year-old JONATHAN GRAHM at Compartes Chocolatier, whose...

Trend: Shape Expectations.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Byline: VENESSA LAU PHOTO BY ANTHONY COTSIFAS; STYLED BY MARCUS TEO Take a lesson in graphic goings-on for spring. Can something pilfered from high school geometry class be chic? You bet. The recent collections offered plenty of...

Spring's All-Stars.
February 1, 2009... Byline: PHOTOS BY TOBY McFARLAN POND; STYLED BY BROOKE MAGNAGHI Make way for sparkly stilettos, flower-power jewelry, a stellar fringed bag and a blaze of bright whites. CAPTION(S): Lanvin's silk satin pump with embroidered strass...

The Power Of Print.
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographs by THOMAS IANNACCONE and JOHN AQUINO Whether sleek or girly, sophisticated or quirky, patterns and prints heighten the season's chic in a big way. TSE Cashmere dress, $695 , at TSE, New York, 212.925.2520 ...

True Blood.
February 1, 2009... Byline: JAMIE ROSEN Photographs by STAN WAN Editorial superstar Ellis Faas has mined the macabre for her debut makeup line. Over the past 10 years, Dutch makeup artist Ellis Faas's work has appeared in top fashion magazines (including...

Culture Club.
February 1, 2009... Byline: ELIZABETH SIEGEL Photograph by ZACHARY ZAVISLAK Friendly bacteria are the newest fad in face creams. As our Purell-mania attests, we're a nation of germophobes. But we needn't beat least where friendly germs are concerned. These...

Night Shift.
February 1, 2009... Byline: JANE LARKWORTHY Photograph by SPENCER HIGGINS As sleep becomes increasingly elusive, beauty companies are offering various forms of lullabies. "Without enough sleep, there are too many weak cells, and this gradual degeneration...

A-List.
February 1, 2009... Byline: Brad Pitt photographed by Chuck Close 02.09 For eight years running, W has turned the spotlight on Hollywood with our annual A-list issue, a compendium of what's hip and hot and talked about in Tinseltown. This year's list...

The Actor: American Idol.
February 1, 2009... Byline: Kevin West With a critically acclaimed new filmand a personal life that's almost single-handedly keeping the tabloids in businessBrad Pitt is mastering the art of superstardom. "WE STILL CHECK IN WITH EACH OTHER," SAYS PITT OF...

The Directors: Independent Spirits.
February 1, 2009... Byline: Kevin West PHOTOGRAPHED BY ADAM BROOMBERG AND OLIVER CHANARIN This year a bevy of independent films are playing David to the studios' Goliath and reaping acclaimand coveted nominations. On a warm night last fall, crowds of...

The Manager: Urban Cowgirl.(Diane Kamp)
February 1, 2009... Byline: KEVIN WEST From deep in the Midwest, far from the madding crowd, Diane Kamp controls an entire Hollywood industry. It's dusk in Big Timber, Montana. Talent manager Diane Kamp, queen of the arcane market of dialect coaches for...

The Producers: Working Boys.(Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan)
February 1, 2009... Byline: David Jenkins With their cool brand of British savvy, the duo behind Working Title have cornered the market on UK film talentand grossed $4.3 billion along the way. Eric Fellner, cochairman of Working Title Films, first met his...

Surprise Moves.
February 1, 2009... Byline: PHOTOGRAPHED BY DAVID SIMS STYLED BY CAMILLA NICKERSON There are some unexpected aspects of this issue, including the presence of two very different divas, one a great soprano and the other a prizewinning cow. In the fashion feature...

ESP.(Directory)
February 1, 2009... Byline: PHOTOGRAPHED BY CRAIG McDEAN STYLED BY ALEX WHITE SOMETHING WICKED IS AT PLAY, PERHAPS WITH A TOUCH OF "GASLIGHT." WHAT MYSTERIOUS FORCE HOLDS IN THRALL THE FILM NOIR-ESQUE HEROINE IN HER STYLISH EVENING LOOKS? CAPTION(S): ...

The Marchioness.(Serena Belinda Rosemary Guinness)
February 1, 2009... Byline: BY JAMES REGINATO PHOTOGRAPHED BY SIMON WATSON A MEMBER OF THE FABLED AND COMPLICATED GUINNESS FAMILY BY BIRTH AND MARRIAGE, LINDY, THE MARCHIONESS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA, PRESIDES OVER CLANDEBOYE, AN ASTOUNDING 2,000-ACRE ESTATE IN...

Le Chic.
February 1, 2009... Byline: Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott Styled by Alex White The louche style of glam rock lives again in feminine dresses and dramatic evening looks redolent of the ultimate retro decade, the Seventies. CAPTION(S): ...

Louise's Beefs.(Louise J. Esterhazy)
February 1, 2009... Byline: LOUISE J. ESTERHAZY Forget resolutions. The Countess sees the start of a new year as the perfect time to kvetch. In these bleak times, we have to be positive. We have to believe there's a light at the end of the tunneland, no,...

For closure.(The Month in Fashion)(Linda Dresner's boutique closes)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The economy has claimed more than a few victims in the fashion world lately, but well-dressed New Yorkers were particularly saddened by the demise of Linda Dresner's legendary Park Avenue boutique. Credited as an...

Romeo, oh, Romeo.(The Month in Fashion)(Romeo Gigli)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Those harboring a soft spot for Romeo Gigli's soft, ethereal clothes have something to rejoice about. Five years after walking away from his namesake label due to friction with owner Mood Srl, the 59-year-old designer is making a comeback. Io...

Rainbow collection.(The Month in Fashion)(colorful designs by Lisa Perry)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you're looking for a bright spot during these gloomy times, head directly for designer Lisa Perry's first Manhattan boutique, which opened in November in SoHo. Located in a second-floor loft space, the shop is...

McQueen for a day.(The Month in Fashion)(Alexander McQueen's collection)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... When Western fashion designers talk about expanding into new global markets, they're often referring to far-flung frontiers like China and Dubai. But Alexander McQueen, it seems, is more interested in places like Cleveland and Milwaukee. "Apart...

Out to lunch.(Flashback)(Four Seasons)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since opening in 1959, the Four Seasons restaurant has been the unofficial lunchroom of Manhattan's business and media elite. Bill Blass described it as being "like a private men's club," in Win January 1996 (female...

Hollywood immortals.(Letter From the Editors)(A-list celebrities)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Most movie stars spend heaps of money and even more emotional energy desperately trying to stave off the inevitable. They peel, laser, immobilize, fill, lift, tuck, suction, bleach, veneer and highlight, all in a...

Chic critique.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I feel compelled to react to your past three issues. Your October feature and accompanying photographs of Anne Hathaway were fantastic ("Queen Anne"). As much as her personal life has taken a bittersweet turn, her...

Woe, Suzanne.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2009... Tell me December's article on Suzanne Saperstein wasn't some sick joke or slick payback ("Oh, Suzanne")? Of all the accomplished and interesting women in the world to feature on W's pages, her tale of woe and reinvention was pathetic, out of...

Shutterbug Brad.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2009... I've been a W subscriber for many, many years, and I loved the photographs Brad Pitt took of Angelina Jolie in your November issue ("One Week"). They were so intimate and endearing--I actually got a glimpse into this very famous couple's life....

Society lives.(Readers React)(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2009... I was amazed to see Louise J. Esterhazy write in November's Last Laugh column ("Louise's Stealth Wealth") that she thinks "there really isn't any society any longer." If that's the case, why does she go out of her way in all her articles to...

Enough with the cupcakes.(Refined Sugar)(Compartes Chocolatier and Valerie Confections)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... The real sweet success story in Hollywood these days is high-end artisanal confections that appeal to grown-up palates. Leading the way is 24-year-old JONATHAN GRAHM at Compartes Chocolatier, whose signature truffles for clients including the...

Let them wear cake.(Uncensored)(decoration of pastries follow fashion designs)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... As Wall Street was imploding, the bigwigs at Bergdorf Goodman perhaps realized that fashion fanatics might be seeking less expensive ways to get their fix. So for February's New York Fashion Week, they're importing a tradition from London's...

D.C. chic.(Uncensored)
February 1, 2009... Even in this tough retail climate, designers have something to be excited about. The newly appointed White House social secretary, Desiree Rogers, is a huge fashion fan. The 49-year-old Wellesley College and Harvard Business School grad counts...

Post tots.(Uncensored)(services at Purple Dragon)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Purple Dragon, a new members-only club for children and their parents in south London, is a 10,500-square-foot complex boasting Marcel Wanders light fixtures, Arne Jacobsen chairs, an organic restaurant and a nail salon. Its founder, Sharai...

Rival parties.(Uncensored)(Buffy Cafritz and Rima Al-Sabah)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... In keeping with Barack Obama's theme of brining together adversaries, dueling D.D. socialites Buffy Cafritz and Rima Al-Sabah have vowed to attend each other's back-to-back inaugural parties. It's an impressive act of peacemaking, given that...

Trend: shape expectations: take a lesson in graphic goings-on for spring.(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Can something pilfered from high school geometry class be chic? You bet. The recent collections offered plenty of examples, from stylish checks and grids to pyramids and polkadots. Marni's Consuelo Castiglioni, for instance, served up a festive...

Spring's all-stars.(Accessories Flash)
February 1, 2009... Make way for sparkly stilettos, flower-power jewelry, a stellar fringed bag and a blaze of bright whites. Lanvin's silk satin pump with embroidered strass embellishment, $2,323, at Barneys New York, New York, 222.826.8900. ...

The power of print.(Shopping)
February 1, 2009... Whether sleek or girly, sophisticated or quirky, patterns and prints heighten the season's chic in a big way. TSE Cashmere dress, $695, at TSE, New York, 212.925.2520 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Giorgio Armani Leather jacket,...

True blood: editorial superstar Ellis Faas has mined the macabre for her debut makeup line.(Beauty Flash)(Editorial)
February 1, 2009... Over the past 10 years, Dutch makeup artist Ellis Faas's work has appeared in top fashion magazines (including W), in ad campaigns (Chand, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani) and on every major European runway. But for her eponymous makeup line, she...

Culture club: friendly bacteria are the newest fad in face creams.(Beauty Flash)
February 1, 2009... As our Purell-mania attests, we're a nation of germophobes. But we needn't be--at least where friendly germs are concerned. These health-promoting bacteria, also called probiotics, help keep harmful microbes in check and may even stimulate the...

Night shift: as sleep becomes increasingly elusive, beauty companies are offering various forms of lullabies.(Beauty Flash)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Every few years the beauty industry seems to target a new enemy in the war on wrinkles. In the Eighties the hole in the ozone layer was declared a complexion killer, leading to the advent of antioxidant creams. In...

A-list.(Hollywood)
February 1, 2009... For eight years running, W has turned the spotlight on Hollywood with our annual A-list issue, a compendium of what's hip and hot and talked about in Tinseltown This year's list brings together stories about indie directors, a maverick manager...

American idol: with a critically acclaimed new film--and a personal life that's almost single-handedly keeping the tabloids in business--Brad Pitt is mastering the art of superstardom.(THE ACTOR)(Cover story)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TO BE BRAD PITT IS TO KNOW the bowels of hotels: the hidden mazes of back entrances, subterranean passages and service elevators daily trudged by housekeepers and room service waiters--and sometimes traveled by a VIP...

Independent spirits: this year a bevy of independent films are playing David to the studios' Goliath and reaping acclaim--and coveted nominations.(THE DIRECTORS)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On a warm night last fall, crowds of movie fans pressed against police barriers outside the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, and dozens of photographers strained toward the celebrities making their way down the red...

Urban cowgirl: from deep in the Midwest, far from the madding crowd, Diane Kamp controls an entire Hollywood industry.(THE MANAGER)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's dusk in Big Timber, Montana. Talent manager Diane Kamp, queen of the arcane market of dialect coaches for movies and television, is walking through boot-high prairie grass and explaining how, exactly, it came to...

Working boys: with their cool brand of British savvy, the duo behind Working Title have cornered the market on UK film talent--and grossed $4.3 billion along the way.(THE PRODUCERS)(Working Title Films partners, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eric Fellner, cochairman of Working Title Films, first met his partner, Tim Bevan, in the mid-Eighties. At the time Fellner was, he recalls in his languid drawl, "very young and highly competitive. So I probably...

Grand finale: complete with VIP sections and commemorative T-shirts, the star-studded memorials of Hollywood bigwigs give new meaning to "the show must go on.".(THE MEMORIALS)(Obituary)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Despite being one of the most loathed figures in Hollywood history, when Harry Cohn, head of Columbia Pictures, died in 1958, his memorial service was filled to the rafters. Observing the crowd, the late comedian...

Surprise moves.
February 1, 2009... There are some unexpected aspects of this issue, including the presence of two very different divas, one a great opera singer and the other a prizewinning cow. In the fashion feature ARIA, French soprano Alexandra Deshorties wears light, fluid...

Aria.
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FASHION AND OPERA ARE A NATURAL MATCH, EACH FILLED WITH PERHAPS MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF DRAMA AND DIVAS. HERE, FRENCH COURTESAN VIOLETTA IN LA TRAVIATA TO VENGEFUL ELETTRA IN IDOMENEO AND GRIEVING DONNA ANNA IN DON...

Something wicked is at play. What mysterious force holds in thrall the film noir--esque heroines in their stylish evening looks?(Directory)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ports 1961's wool lace coat, by Tia Cibani, at Secret Society, Seattle; Ultimo, Chicago; the Ports 1961 Townhouse, New York, 866.433.PORT. Charlotte Bjorlin D'Elia cuffs; Devera, Sevan and Fred Leighton necklaces....

The Marchioness: a member of the fabled and complicated Guinness family by birth and marriage, Lindy, the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, presides over Clandeboye, an astounding 2,000-acre estate in Northern Ireland.
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] ON A MEADOW DEEP WITHIN CLANDEBOYE, HER MAGNIFICENT 2.000-ACRE ESTATE in Northern Ireland, a tempest has just lashed her mass of curly hair and splattered mud about her, but Lindy, the Marchioness of Dufferin and...

Le chic.
February 1, 2009... The louche style of glam rock lives again in feminine dresses and dramatic evening looks redolent of the ultimate retro decade the Seventies SALVATORE FERRAGAMO'S SILVER SILK KNIT DRESS WITH CHAIN MESH, TO ORDER, AT SALVATORE FERRAGAMO,...